Title - Three in One Pt 5
Summary - Something has started playing. Buffy and
friends meet...Buffy...and friends...and more friends?
Author (and feedback) - memarkw@yahoo.com
Disclaimer - The following work is based entirely on
characters by Joss Whedon and whomever he has shared the
fortune with. The idea comes from a Star Trek:TNG novel
and a challenge from Jenn. I make no profit whatsoever
from this and do it only for my own satisfaction.
Spoilers - Makes references to events of seasons past, but
no major spoilers involved.
Rating - PG
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CHAOS
Rupert Giles looked at the old building that used to house
his library. He wasn't sure what he was seeing. It was
in ruins, but at the same time, he could see it standing
in complete form. It looked like someone had taken a
"before" picture and laid it over a more pronounced
"after" picture to make the contrast obvious. He walked
toward the structure, hoping to find answers. If his
hunch was correct, they were facing Chaos. He wasn't sure
exactly what it was, but he remembered having read about
it once. He had to find that book.
Dawn closed her eyes and tried to sleep.
Buffy ran back towards her house. She wanted to find
Xander, but she had to be sure Willow and Dawn were
alright. As she approached her home, she stopped short.
It wasn't right. It was still her house, but it was
blurry - almost like a double exposure. One was a dirty,
worn out house. The other was her house. She walked
slowly to the front door and pushed it open.
Willow tried to push the demon that was Anyanka away from
her, but she had been taken by surprise. It looked like
this was one fight she was going to lose. She tried to
speak a word, but the demon was crushing her vocal cords.
As she started to fade away, regretting having ever
started this, Anya went limp. She let go of her grip and
fell to the side, away from Willow. Willow looked up to
see Vamp Willow holding the dagger she herself had used
earlier.
"Thanks. We need to get to the library."
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THE EDGE
It spoke. "No."
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CHAOS
Willow spoke. "As we once met, let's meet once more."
Vamp Willow looked at her. "I felt that. What did you do
to me?"
"I called anyone who could and would help us. The library
has to be the one place we would all know. We can't fix
this on our own. We need help."
-----
Buffy shook her head. Jesse and Xander both took a step
towards the door. Faith was about to ask Buffy if she was
ok when she felt it. She needed to get to the school
library. She wasn't sure why, and the place was a pile of
rubble, but she knew she needed to be there. Before she
could speak, the door pushed open. Buffy stepped in. The
Buffy she knew.
-----
Buffy felt faint. It was too much for her mind to handle.
There was Xander. And Jesse. And Faith. And herself.
Only herself didn't look very good. She had that scar.
The hair - well, even when she spent all night slaying,
she made sure her hair was neat.
"Xander? What's going on? I have to get to the library,
but tell me on the way."
-----
At the school, the group was growing larger. Two Buffys, two Willows, Xander, Jesse, Faith, Giles, and approaching them were three more vampires. Giles, Wesley, and Xander. Vamp Xander looked hungrily at Jesse.
"Hey big boy, how's about a little nibble?"
Faith stepped forward. "Try it."
Willow shook her head and spoke. "Friends and foe unite, troubles vanish in the night."
The vampire that was Xander made a lunge for Faith and stopped midair. He seemed to realize that he couldn't harm these people. "Ok. Ok. I can wait."
Willow walked to the front of the group.
"Jesse! It's good to see you. Ok, people. This is Chaos."
Xander looked around. "Tell me about it."
"No. Chaos. Our worlds don't exist any more. Somehow we've merged and become one. We're coexisting. And as good as it is to see some of you again, this is a bad thing. We've merged, but reality is deteriorating. It's being eaten away. I think everyone of us here wants one of the others dead, but right now, we'll all die unless we work together. There's a book-"
"In the library. Yes, Realities of Cosmic Theories." Giles removed his glasses and cleaned them before putting them back on his face. I was actually on my way here to look for it. I don't know if we can find it in there, though."
"We'll find it." The two Buffy's looked at each other, having spoken together.
------
"I forbid it," said the Clown. He reached out for the hole, but this time he wasn't able to feel it. He couldn't touch it.
-----
"That's why I felt like my brain was being pulled out of my head?"
Vamp Willow stood up straight. She turned to Price. "Damn, I thought you were a smart one. The must have breeded you bad over here. Yes. Y-E-S. That's why."
The vampire version of Giles called out. "I have it."
Again, the group came together.
Willow held out her hand. "Let me see."
"I don't think so. In fact, I think I'd rather hold onto it."
"Foes undone, it's one for one."
Willow turned and stared at the vampire counterpart.
"What's wrong, Red? Did you really think I wouldn't get involved in the arts after seeing what you could do in your world? We-" She gestured to the other three vampires in the group, who were standing behind all the others "- like it this way. It seems to work in our favor."
Before Willow could answer, they heard a moan. Everyone turned to see Vamp Xander with his teeth in Jesse's neck. Just as quickly, he pulled Jesse up and made him drink. Then he dropped him to the ground.
Faith leapt. "You dead bastard!"
In an instant, the dead were in battle with the undead. The battle went on and on. One blow for another, no one giving up, no one falling. Trading a kick for a punch. In the turmoil, no one noticed Jesse raise from the ground.
He saw undead Giles losing quickly to dead Giles. He moved to assist and hopefully feed.
Faith jumped over the hunched down Buffy. As she landed and tapped Wesley on the back, Buffy stood up and staked the vampire. Across the room, the other Buffy motioned to Willow that they had one less to worry about.
Jesse noticed them and started in their direction instead. He never saw Faith coming. As the stake drove through his heart, he turned his head to look at her. He saw a tear and heard her voice before he turned to dust.
"I'm sorry. I promised. I love you J." With the fight raging around her, she fell to the ground and cried. "I'm sorry, I wish I could change it all."
She heard an unfamiliar voice. She looked up to see a demon standing in front of her.
"Tell me what you wish. Just say it and it's yours."
-----
The Clown looked. Maybe this wasn't bad after all.
Summary - Something has started playing. Buffy and
friends meet...Buffy...and friends...and more friends?
Author (and feedback) - memarkw@yahoo.com
Disclaimer - The following work is based entirely on
characters by Joss Whedon and whomever he has shared the
fortune with. The idea comes from a Star Trek:TNG novel
and a challenge from Jenn. I make no profit whatsoever
from this and do it only for my own satisfaction.
Spoilers - Makes references to events of seasons past, but
no major spoilers involved.
Rating - PG
----------------
CHAOS
Rupert Giles looked at the old building that used to house
his library. He wasn't sure what he was seeing. It was
in ruins, but at the same time, he could see it standing
in complete form. It looked like someone had taken a
"before" picture and laid it over a more pronounced
"after" picture to make the contrast obvious. He walked
toward the structure, hoping to find answers. If his
hunch was correct, they were facing Chaos. He wasn't sure
exactly what it was, but he remembered having read about
it once. He had to find that book.
Dawn closed her eyes and tried to sleep.
Buffy ran back towards her house. She wanted to find
Xander, but she had to be sure Willow and Dawn were
alright. As she approached her home, she stopped short.
It wasn't right. It was still her house, but it was
blurry - almost like a double exposure. One was a dirty,
worn out house. The other was her house. She walked
slowly to the front door and pushed it open.
Willow tried to push the demon that was Anyanka away from
her, but she had been taken by surprise. It looked like
this was one fight she was going to lose. She tried to
speak a word, but the demon was crushing her vocal cords.
As she started to fade away, regretting having ever
started this, Anya went limp. She let go of her grip and
fell to the side, away from Willow. Willow looked up to
see Vamp Willow holding the dagger she herself had used
earlier.
"Thanks. We need to get to the library."
------------------------------------
THE EDGE
It spoke. "No."
------------------------------------
CHAOS
Willow spoke. "As we once met, let's meet once more."
Vamp Willow looked at her. "I felt that. What did you do
to me?"
"I called anyone who could and would help us. The library
has to be the one place we would all know. We can't fix
this on our own. We need help."
-----
Buffy shook her head. Jesse and Xander both took a step
towards the door. Faith was about to ask Buffy if she was
ok when she felt it. She needed to get to the school
library. She wasn't sure why, and the place was a pile of
rubble, but she knew she needed to be there. Before she
could speak, the door pushed open. Buffy stepped in. The
Buffy she knew.
-----
Buffy felt faint. It was too much for her mind to handle.
There was Xander. And Jesse. And Faith. And herself.
Only herself didn't look very good. She had that scar.
The hair - well, even when she spent all night slaying,
she made sure her hair was neat.
"Xander? What's going on? I have to get to the library,
but tell me on the way."
-----
At the school, the group was growing larger. Two Buffys, two Willows, Xander, Jesse, Faith, Giles, and approaching them were three more vampires. Giles, Wesley, and Xander. Vamp Xander looked hungrily at Jesse.
"Hey big boy, how's about a little nibble?"
Faith stepped forward. "Try it."
Willow shook her head and spoke. "Friends and foe unite, troubles vanish in the night."
The vampire that was Xander made a lunge for Faith and stopped midair. He seemed to realize that he couldn't harm these people. "Ok. Ok. I can wait."
Willow walked to the front of the group.
"Jesse! It's good to see you. Ok, people. This is Chaos."
Xander looked around. "Tell me about it."
"No. Chaos. Our worlds don't exist any more. Somehow we've merged and become one. We're coexisting. And as good as it is to see some of you again, this is a bad thing. We've merged, but reality is deteriorating. It's being eaten away. I think everyone of us here wants one of the others dead, but right now, we'll all die unless we work together. There's a book-"
"In the library. Yes, Realities of Cosmic Theories." Giles removed his glasses and cleaned them before putting them back on his face. I was actually on my way here to look for it. I don't know if we can find it in there, though."
"We'll find it." The two Buffy's looked at each other, having spoken together.
------
"I forbid it," said the Clown. He reached out for the hole, but this time he wasn't able to feel it. He couldn't touch it.
-----
"That's why I felt like my brain was being pulled out of my head?"
Vamp Willow stood up straight. She turned to Price. "Damn, I thought you were a smart one. The must have breeded you bad over here. Yes. Y-E-S. That's why."
The vampire version of Giles called out. "I have it."
Again, the group came together.
Willow held out her hand. "Let me see."
"I don't think so. In fact, I think I'd rather hold onto it."
"Foes undone, it's one for one."
Willow turned and stared at the vampire counterpart.
"What's wrong, Red? Did you really think I wouldn't get involved in the arts after seeing what you could do in your world? We-" She gestured to the other three vampires in the group, who were standing behind all the others "- like it this way. It seems to work in our favor."
Before Willow could answer, they heard a moan. Everyone turned to see Vamp Xander with his teeth in Jesse's neck. Just as quickly, he pulled Jesse up and made him drink. Then he dropped him to the ground.
Faith leapt. "You dead bastard!"
In an instant, the dead were in battle with the undead. The battle went on and on. One blow for another, no one giving up, no one falling. Trading a kick for a punch. In the turmoil, no one noticed Jesse raise from the ground.
He saw undead Giles losing quickly to dead Giles. He moved to assist and hopefully feed.
Faith jumped over the hunched down Buffy. As she landed and tapped Wesley on the back, Buffy stood up and staked the vampire. Across the room, the other Buffy motioned to Willow that they had one less to worry about.
Jesse noticed them and started in their direction instead. He never saw Faith coming. As the stake drove through his heart, he turned his head to look at her. He saw a tear and heard her voice before he turned to dust.
"I'm sorry. I promised. I love you J." With the fight raging around her, she fell to the ground and cried. "I'm sorry, I wish I could change it all."
She heard an unfamiliar voice. She looked up to see a demon standing in front of her.
"Tell me what you wish. Just say it and it's yours."
-----
The Clown looked. Maybe this wasn't bad after all.
